5 Signs That I Am Stretched Awfully Thin

1. I did not get to send out an e-mail or put up a post about Zach's appearance on Without a Trace last night.


2. I accidentally locked one of our cats outside all day yesterday (aka the day of unceasing rain), only to discover her pressed up against the sliding glass door when I got home from the hospital last night.


3. I did not have time to take a shower today.


4. In a grand show of journalistic professionalism on my way to the hospital today, I bobbled the cell phone, disconnected the source, and then conducted a phone interview that began on a city bus, continued on a city street, and finally concluded in a vestibule after rain and traffic noise drove me inside. I think I apologized something like six times.


5. I have thousands of dollars' worth of medical claims just waiting to be filed, which is a bit like keeping a stack of uncashed checks around for decoration. (If the bank only gave you 60 cents on the dollar and made you wait four weeks for the funds to clear, that is.)